Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

I think it smells pretty good. The thing is the more I try these other 80's powerhouses the more it pales in comparison. Kind of like cool water for me. I like it, but after trying more of the genre I can't really say that much for it.

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

I, too, smelled too much of this back in the 80's... But this doesn't make it bad stuff. My father, however, has taken to bathing in it in the last 10 years or so (hey, at 76 he's trying to be "contemporary"... LOL). this can make it a tough one.

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

In 1986 I smelled it on a guy in high school, asked him what it was, and went to get some. So it was the first scent that I actively sought out for myself (I think I already had Polo but that was given to me).

I think Luca Turin mentioned somewhere that a lot of lesbians embraced Drakkar Noir in the 90's, but I couldn't say if that's true or not.

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

I owned Drakkar Noir way back in the early 90's when I was a young teenager, and all I can say is, the cologne - although the scent is not bad - just didn't work for my skin. I don't think I'm going to give it another shot no matter how affordable it becomes.

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

I love Drakkar Noir. I used to wear it in the early 90's in middle school and high school. I recently got back into it but have since moved onto higher-end fragrances such as Creed's Aventus. I actually scored a bottle of the vintage stuff from the 80's/early 90's and am selling it on eBay.

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

It's still a great scent...I've probably received the most compliments on a fragrance while wearing Drakkar than any other...it really appeals to women. If you find Drakkar TOO overpowering try Caesar Man it's alot less money and has a similar vibe....

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

+1!!!! And, even Drakkar Noir in its current reformulation is very appealing - although it has been turned down some...it has retained a lot of its great original notes.

Originally Posted by shamu1

Quite the opposite. These are the reasons WHY it's great. Nothing beats these old skool power frags. I wear Drakkar all the time.

“Some perfumes are as fragrant as an infant’s flesh, sweet as an oboe’s cry, and greener than the spring; While others are triumphant, decadent or rich; Having the expansion of infinite things, like ambergris and musk, benzoin and frankincense, which sing the transports of the mind and every sense.”

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

22 years ago it was my signature scent. I remember I got lots of compliments. It hasn`t been available in my country for several years, but I tested it again last year in Paris. It`s ok, but I wouldn`t wear it nowdays. I`ve "moved on". ;-)

Re: Never Smelled Drakkar Noir Until Yesterday...

I have liked DN since it's release, and wore it for many years. Only problem is, everyone else around me also bathed in the stuff and WAY overdid it! I would buy a small bottle now to wear when feeling nostalgic, and I still think it's a nice scent. Just gotta watch those sprays.